#686870#686870

#686870 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.012 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#686870
RGB	rgb(104, 104, 112)
HSL	hsl(240, 4%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(240, 7%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 1.70, -4.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 4.79, 290.85°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.0034 -0.012)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.012 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5833, 14.0135, 17.3154)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#686870 #707068

analogous

#686C70 #686870 #6C6870

triadic

#686870 #706868 #687068

tetradic

#686870 #70686C #707068 #68706C

square

#686870 #70686C #707068 #68706C

split-complementary

#686870 #706C68 #6C7068

monochromatic

#2D2D31 #4B4B50 #686870 #86868F #A6A6AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#686870 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#686870 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #686870

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##686870	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##686870	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#666970

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666870

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#66696B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #686870;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 104, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.012 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#939399',
    500: '#686870',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #686870;
$custom-light: #939399;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#686870",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 104,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 3.704,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52004,
    "c": 0.01245,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#686870

secondary

#9D9D97

accent

#AD7BAD

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F1F1F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0D0D

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #686870

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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